All Hate B.C.

In his breakdown of the 16 teams playing for NCAA Hockey Glory, USCHO's Dave Starman had this little gem of analysis about Boston College.

"Jerry York, ‘nuff said. Then again, we’ll say more. Not the superstar-laden teams we have seen in the past but kids like Jimmy Hayes and Chris Krieder make you want these guys to win. No staff in college hockey makes you feel more at home in their rink as a visitor then theirs, and when it comes to BC it’s a family affair everywhere they go. You never get the feeling they are Boston College; you get the feeling that they are just your local team you root for, which is pretty cool. There is just something folksy about them which is unique since they play in a huge city.

Boston College as a national champion is never a bad thing."

Well, Dave let me tell you what I think.

I think that Boston College as a national champion is not just a bad thing, but it is in fact the worst thing.  There is nothing "folksy" about visiting Boston College.  It is a pretentious, self-important, arrogant, awful establishment that reeks of "We're better than you" from start to finish.

The entity that is BC is not welcoming, nor is it pleasant.  From the second you walk onto their gated, perfectly manicured, nose in the air campus, you feel as if all of the pink popped collar polo shirts are judging you for not being quite wealthy enough to fit in with the elite that stride around on Chestnut Hill.

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If you want to make the case that BC could win the title because they have an experienced team and goaltender that already has a championship under their belts, or because they have one of the greatest coaches of all-time, by all means, make that case.  But don't try to push the idea that Boston College is this nice little quaint place to catch a hockey game, or to visit.

Unless you are somehow connected to the legacy that is Boston College, and by association have provided that institution with money, you will not exactly be welcomed with open arms onto the campus of Newton University.  I'm sure John Kerry and Doug Flutie right at home at their alma mater, but for the rest of us unwashed masses, we simply feel itchy when we walk through that gate. 

So no, Dave.  I do not want these guys to win.  I do not feel at home in their crappy, foggy rink.  It is not a family affair at BC.  I know immediately when I arrive at BC that I am at BC, because the pompous asses that populate the school remind you of where you are the entire time that you're there.  It is not cool to root for BC.  In fact, it is downright blasphemy.  There is nothing folksy about a $50,000 a year school with a $1.3 billion endowment.  They are not unique in any way.  Their campus is bland and lifeless.

And one more thing, Dave.  Boston College as a National Champion is always a very bad thing.